questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment she has made of  trends in the total number of medicine shortages recorded by her Department in January (a) 2021, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024.
answerText: There are around 14,000 licensed medicines, and the overwhelming majority are in good supply. However, the medicine supply chain is highly regulated, complex and global, and supply disruption is a common issue which affects countries all around the world....
heading: Drugs: Shortages
  